Motif
reflection as external soul
reflection_as_external_soul
A motif of the External Soul and Life-Token family, within the sub-family Reflections and Reflected Bodily Substances. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) CHAPTER I. THE KING OF THE WOOD. / MACAULAY. / CHAPTER II. THE PERILS OF THE SOUL. / HEINE.; lines 3606-3684 confidence: high
The passage reports that the Andamanese regard reflections rather than shadows as souls; some Fijians distinguish a dark soul and a light soul identified with reflection; and Motumotu viewers of a looking-glass thought their likenesses were their souls.
The passage repeatedly reports that a person’s reflection in water or a mirror may be regarded as the person’s soul or one of the person’s souls, external to the body.
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